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This show is dedicated to disability engagement. Rob Targos uses his Cerebral Palsy, crutches and other devices on a rehabilitation pathway to explore different aspects of SEL/EI. Rob Targos also talks about different research, theories, frameworks, methods, models, Rites Of Passage Experiences, etc. from his real life to explore the disability/growth mindset.
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Sunday Jun 27, 2021
Sunday Jun 27, 2021
For the month of June, I have talked about adolescent issues I had in high school. I started with my own joke about sound and goodbye. Then I used a quote from the character of Don Quixote. Next, I talked about adolescence and identity challenges.
In this week's RITE OF PASSAGE EXPERIENCES or ROPE, I talked about the Spanish novel of Don Quixote. And the transformation from one identity to another. Then I used a clip of Broadway actor Brian Stokes Mitchell singing about the impossible dream. I also talked about my high school Spanish teacher and how his personal experience in Cuba with an identity crisis helped me.
Episode resources
The 25 Best Don Quixote Quotes
https://bookroo.com/quotes/don-quixote
Tony Awards Brian Stokes Mitchell
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzm0SJc6GZs
The Adventures of Don Quixote
Sunday Jun 20, 2021
Sunday Jun 20, 2021
For the month of June, I have talked about adolescent issues I had in high school. I started with my own joke about privacy. Then I used a quote from writer Ralph Waldo Emerson. Next, I talked about adolescence and advice from Navigate Texas about sexuality and disabilities.
In this week's RITE OF PASSAGE EXPERIENCES or ROPE, I talked about some of my own experiences with puberty and adolescence. I recommended people around those with disabilities help with self management and social management. I also talked fantasizing about Elle Macpherson and masturbation with the 1990 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.
Episode resources
The age of puberty is a crisis...
https://www.azquotes.com/quote/1270862?ref=puberty
Puberty and Sexuality and Children with Disabilities
https://www.navigatelifetexas.org/en/family-support/puberty-and-sexuality
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
Sunday Jun 13, 2021
For the month of June, I have talked about adolescent issues I had in high school. I started with my own joke about competing with intensity. Then I used a quote from American baseball and football all-star Bo Jackson. Next, I talked about adolescence and identity.
In this week's RITE OF PASSAGE EXPERIENCES or ROPE, I am talking about how I was included and excluded in sports in high school. I attended a competitive college preparatory religious private school in New Jersey. I talked about watching football as a high school statistician in the press box. Also talked about other New York sports figures from the 1980s.
Episode resources
Bo Jackson - As a 9th grader, I competed with the high...
https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/bo_jackson_253362
Bo scales the wall in Baltimore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lk3l_L-VJ3w
Seneca - Luck is where opportunity meets preparation.
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
Sunday Jun 06, 2021
For the month of June, I talked about adolescent issues I had in high school. I started with my own joke about adolescence. Then I used a quote from American explorer Daniel Boone. Next, I talked about orientation and disorientation.
In this week's RITE OF PASSAGE EXPERIENCES or ROPE, I talked about the internal and external pressures of taking the high school entrance exam. I also talked about the 4 components of disability decision-making.
Episode resources
How Does Mental Health Change During Adolescence?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/adolescence
I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.
Saturday May 29, 2021
Saturday May 29, 2021
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I started with my own joke about standing and a see-saw. Then I used a quote from French philosopher Albert Camus. Next, I talked about the psychological concept of obedience. I also talked about the 3 key differences between obedience and conformity.
In this week's RITE OF PASSAGE EXPERIENCES or ROPE, I talked about getting in trouble for a classroom disruption when I was in the bathroom. I also talked about attempts to stand up against the injustice for a nun’s punishment.
Audio editing by Jacob Thurmond
Episode resources
Home | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
The Concept of Obedience in Psychology
https://www.verywellmind.com/what-is-obedience-2795894
Albert Camus - The only way to deal with an unfree world...
https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/albert_camus_391590
Nun
Monday May 24, 2021
Monday May 24, 2021
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. I started with my own joke about allies and eyes. Then I used a quote from actor Sebastian Stan. Next, I talked about the WHO definition of mental health and the disability mentality. I also talked about the history of ableism, eugenics and being feeble-minded.
In this week's RITE OF PASSAGE EXPERIENCES or ROPE, I talked about my crutches as tools to navigate the world. The disability mentality was not something that I had for myself. The disability mentality existed in other people's minds. I also got help from a teacher who had personal experience with a son with disabilities.
Episode resources
Home | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Sebastian Stan - Embrace your differences and the...
https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/sebastian_stan_569810
WHO: Mental health: strengthening our response
https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/mental-health-strengthening-our-response
History of Eugenics
https://www.history.com/topics/germany/eugenics
Targeting the "Unfit"
https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/targeting-unfit
11 Things to Know about Cerebral Palsy
https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/cp/features/cerebral-palsy-11-things.html
Sunday May 16, 2021
Sunday May 16, 2021
I started with my own joke about how weird and wired are connected. Then I used a quote from Dr. Seuss. Next, I talked about the different types of loneliness. May is Mental Health Awareness Month.
In this week's RITE OF PASSAGE EXPERIENCES or ROPE, I talked about feeling weird and being wired differently. I mentioned the 4 aspects of disability decision-making. After that, I shared a Seuss style poem I wrote recently about being weird. Then I also talked about accidentally pushing over a computer in seventh grade in front of the whole class. I talked about the irony of the computer accident and later working for Nickelodeon.
Episode resources
Home | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Dr. Seuss Quote: Why fit in when you were born to stand out?
https://www.goalcast.com/2018/03/01/51-dr-seuss-quotes/dseussquote3/
Dr. Seuss
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Seuss
The 3 Types of Loneliness and How to Combat Them
Sunday May 09, 2021
Sunday May 09, 2021
I start with my own joke about a song or ditty I created about fighting conformity. Then I use a thought of the day from Dr. Wayne Dyer. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Then I talk about definitions of conformity, compliance, and obedience. Next, I talk about the HALT acronym and Power Statements I learned from Virginia Commonwealth University.
In this week's RITE OF PASSAGE EXPERIENCES or ROPE, I talk about my mental state as a kid and the two apparel experiences in elementary school. One is about bathroom trips. And the other involved wearing sneakers with my school uniform in gym class.
Episode resources
Home | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Wayne Dyer - When you're just like everybody else, you've...
https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/wayne_dyer_718033?src=t_conformity
About Dr. Wayne Dyer
https://www.drwaynedyer.com/about-dr-wayne-dyer/
Conformity
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/conformity
A Guided Meditation with Wayne Dyer - Dr. Wayne W. Dyer
https://www.drwaynedyer.com/video/guided-meditation-wayne-dyer-living-the-mystery/
Saturday May 01, 2021
Saturday May 01, 2021
I start with my own joke about developing myself mentally. Then I use a thought of the day about sticks and stones. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Then I talk about 9 mental health mantras.
In this week's RITE OF PASSAGE EXPERIENCES or ROPE, I talk about my mental state as a kid and the different pressures I had on the inside and outside. I read a poem about the mental bone.
Episode resources
Home | NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
Sticks and Stones: Why That Old Children's Rhyme Is So Wrong
'Sticks and stones may break my bones' - the meaning and origin of this phrase
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/sticks-and-stones-may-break-my-bones.html
9 Mantras to Help You Stay Mentally Strong
Saturday Apr 24, 2021
Saturday Apr 24, 2021
I start with my own joke about Superman. Then I use a quote from Superman actor, Christopher Reeve. April is national poetry month. Then I talk about enriched environments with comic book catharsis. April 28 is also National Superhero Day.
In this week's RITE OF PASSAGE EXPERIENCES or ROPE, I talk about Superman-based poetry. I read two personal poems that involve complex choices and disabilities.
Episode resources
Christopher Reeve - Your body is not who you are. The mind…
https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/christopher_reeve_471524
Catharsis In A Cape: On Comic-Book Heroes And Real-World Violence
Christopher Reeve - Reeve Foundation
https://www.christopherreeve.org/about-us/christopher-and-dana/christopher-reeve
The Catharsis of Representation in Comics
https://bookriot.com/catharsis-representation-comics/
Catharsis | Definition of Catharsis
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catharsis
National Superhero Day – April 28, 2021